Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-25
DO1NGS OF CONGRFS
Summary of Proceedings o,n.
Houses at the Natiu,,,
Capital.

THE 9th was devoted by the senn.a.
Of the late General John A. Logan. =" eSd
in the Senate gallery. except those ,s!
the diplomatic corps, family Of The Nv
and ladies Of the Press Association S'
oupied when the gavol foil. Mrs. Ses
her son, daughter and frienda Aosaa
the private gallery. Addresses wo,e co
by Senators McCullom, Morgan, E.1
Manderson,. Allison. .Spooner, T SsSS
Frye, Plumb, Evarts and Ransom. re- g
these, and at a late hour, the Senate o ddone
the bill to encourage the manufacturs y
for modern ordnance and other naval nn WI
which Mr.. Reed, OF Maine. asked mum puIp
consent to have Immediately cons:dsraah
request was objected to, as was also his
to make the bill the special order for n.y.
In the discussion as to whom the bill CIV.
referred. Mr.. Reed said he desired to ~ suvu
fortify h country upon the persons il or M
rest. BY the chairs ruling it was sent tax
propriations committee. The bill chanrSs
mode of compensation to United Ststassa
neys, marshals n commissioners was A.
ed for n. time, but not fnallv%
upon. The house then wen.
committee Of the whole on the din
H1U COUHul6k UIAI, dtlu hitcJ u 6LOft uphot
committee o 8 without action hnyins
taken. Business was then Suspended -.
House proceeded to III consideration of
tons relative to the death Of the late Cow
man w. r. Price, OF Wisconsin, after WIN
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th tho Joint rcsol
Of the convention of the General Assem-
Indiana. Republican members. ro.
against the validity OF the election O,
Turpie rs United States Senator was rctor
the committee on privileges and elections
q, mmittee on naval affairs reported hs1
bill for the purchase Of John Erricson,
stroyer, and it was referred to the commit
appropriations. The Senate resumed cons
ton of the House bill relating to the inn.
and landing of makerel caught durFn
spawning season. The bill was passed
81, nays IL. The Senate then resumed 4
deration of the Eads Tehuantepec bill, sn1
addressed by Mr.. Gibson III support Of Il
Hour also spoke in favor OF h bill, but
he concluded his speech the Senate edo1
The House on motion of Mr.. Thomas HI
neis, set aside the 10th inst. for the deiu
eulogies upon the late Senator Logan.
relating to the title OF the United States
Lake Front Chicago, ILL.,, was reported
placed on the calendar. Mr.. Weaver, Of
in behalf Of the Committee OF Expcnditul
the Interior Department, called up the
bill providing that in the General Land
there shall be ten Chiefs Of Division, wbd
receive a salary of $1,000 each. Mr.. sd
Indiana, moved to strike n the enactined
The Republicans RETAINED from voting sn
the House without a quorum, in which conf
it remained until the morning hour eyl
The House then went into Committee \
Whole o. the consular and diplomatic ann
elton bill. Mr.. Belmont said the bill WINS
crease over the actual amount Carried b
bill of last a of $l9G, 900, but the incl
collections to the Treasury under it Won
the lowest estimate, be S1aO, coo. The conn
then rose and the House adjourned.
On the 18th the Senate COMMITTEE on Nd
reported the bill granting the Salt Lake am
Douglass Railway Company right Of way
the Fort Douglass Military Reservation in
The bill appropriating 500, 600 for the inn
ment and enlargement of the Goyer
building at Omaha was passed. The Eal}
hunntepec bill was brought up, discussed
time and then temporarily laid aside. TN
ate proceeded to consider the postof1ico arp
alton bill. but innl action was postponed.
Senate bill for the relief of Thomas A. 0sd
formerly United States Marshal of Hans
repay him So, 70l for public money los. ~
through the failure of IL private bank, wasI
The House received a message from the
dent transmitting without his approval TIL
pendent pensions bill, which was -for the
of dependent parents and h%onOrably disA
soldiers and sailors who are now disable
dependent upon their own labor for sup
The President states his objections to the
great length, especially disappearing oil
ability clause, which he thinks is susceH1
too liberal construction. The House liz
attentively to the reading of the message,
with the bill, was referred to the Commit.
Invalid Pensions by n vote Of 13I to y.
evening session h House passed thin
pension bills.
naval affairs reported back. with amenid
the bill to increuse the naval establish
The aggregate appropriation made by;a
is sol, 500, 600. Also the bill providing 4
insurance Of 4 naval establishment ~
ported back with amendments approfd
$4,000 0 for the armament Of the vessel
constructed by the provisions Of the bill
appropriations of this bill nre $l4, 400. o.
sideration Of the p~ostoffice nppropr a.d
was resumed, after which the Senate wed
executive session. In the House Y
for tho retirement and recoipage
trade dollar was taken up and passed
bill provides that for Il period OF six mon
ter the passage OF this act trnde dollars,
defuccd, mutilated or stamped, shall berd
ut face in payment of all ducs to the
States, and shall not again be paid o1t
any other means issued; that during the
period the holder of such tAlde doilarsl
ceive in exchange for them q like an
value, dollar for dollar. III STANDARD Sill
lars. or in subsidiary silver coins. md
laws authorizing the coinage and issa1
trade dollars ar. repealed. Tho House We
Committee OF the Whole on the dipioma
consular appropriation bill. Apof7t 4
was raised and sustained against the pro
increasing the salary Of the Minister 70
from ST., W0 to SIT, COO and that of the Nj
to Turkey aud the Argentine Republic
GOO. Pending further action the Ho1
journed.
THE bill to "increase the naval estnbEsi
was the first to come up in the Senate
14th. MIR. Cameron advocated the bill, q
We should commence ut once the conS'
of the ten first-class protected cruisersF
for in the bill. A section was added RI
tho construction of three of the vessel:
Pacific coast, three on tho Gulf ct Mex1
four on the Atluntic coast. MI. Van "
enlated that the aEgregate q rr"p pm
Gently passed, would reach s7l,0O A.oA;
he feared, would compel q !
policy toward the men who
fered their lives in their county
f,nse during the late war.
consolidation Of the bill was POSTPONE,
Eads T~ehuantcpec bill resumed. out
action. In the House bills were intr1a.
full reciprocity between the Unitod ~
the Dominion of Canada; proposinsn
tional amendment for the election o.
States Senators by the people. The u
then awarded to the Committee on the
OF Columbia.
Delicetrly Done.
"Ah, madam" he said, rs he e1e
hand to help her up, Il never saw